Often when one is in Japan, he asks himself if he should find work in a Japanese company or a foreign company. Like everything else, both have their good things and bad things, so I'll try to explain this from my point of view:

Japanese companies:
Japanese companies have quite a reputation for being very strict in almost every way. Be very careful not to get even one minute late for work, we must talk in a very respectful to peers and customers and know who is above you in your work to speak even more politely.

Once it has reached an agreement with the company on monthly wages, these wages do not usually vary much unless you get a good rise, which is quite difficult unless it be by the passage of time. Each company determines the annual amount will increase to employees, these amounts puediendo be very small as about 6000 yen annual increase (all depends on the company), so that wages do not vary much annually, although that can vary with a promotion, which often over the years of experience in you company, and not for what it truly one.

The layoffs in Japanese companies are very rarely seen, so working in a Japanese company usually means having an almost assured economic stability, because if they see a non-yielding on his work, which will provide jobs will be easier, and not fire him. This is why Japanese companies that you see people doing jobs that foreigners consider "useless".

Conclusion: If you want to secure a salary for the rest of your life and know that you have probably retire before reached a good position in the company, Japanese companies are your ideals.

Foreign companies in Japan:
In general, foreign firms tend to be more flexible about the time of going to work and how to talk with colleagues. It is quite normal to see people talking to their managers in a very conversational tone like a friend or arrive 5 minutes late without having to answer to anyone, that if, when dealing with customers, there will be done formally and properly dressed, and usually the customers of these companies are Japanese.

Wages in foreign companies are more based on what one really is worth more than the time taken by the company as in the case of Japanese firms. Say if one takes a few months / years working in the company, and believes he has contributed much to the company, you can have a meeting with the top to ask for a substantial salary increase, which in Japanese companies is almost unimaginable . Moreover, if one is in the business, doing their job just past, and never tries to go one step beyond their work, their salary may be the same for many years.

As for the layoffs, is something that is quite to the agenda. So it is better to play in the task and be efficient because if you get fired, and that foreign companies want employees to be smart and be quite efficient.

Conclusion: If you think you really have talent and want to get a good salary in the short / medium term, the foreign companies can show what they're worth and you will be rewarded.

What kind of company you work preferiríais?

Clarification: I commented on business I mean business at all times to medium / large both Japanese and foreign, with a number of employees at least 80 people.

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